Tag Archives: Poppies

Wordless Wednesday – Ice skating to Ravel’s Bolero

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

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Wordless Wednesday – Cornfield poppies

Posted on June 7, 2017 by

 

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Remembrance Sunday

Posted on November 13, 2016 by

“Sometimes, in the trenches, you get the sense of something, ancient. One trench we held, it had skulls in the side, embedded, like mushrooms. It was actually easier to believe they were men from Marlborough’s army, than to think they’d … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday – The Seed Bank

Posted on July 20, 2016 by
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Wordless Wednesday – PoP! goes my heart *

Posted on June 8, 2016 by

*  From the Hugh Grant/ Drew Barrymore rom com ‘Music and Lyrics’  – seemed like an appropriate reaction to these glorious poppies!

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Top of the Pops …. or I love poppies

Posted on June 26, 2015 by

Yes, I love poppies: Flanders poppies, opium poppies, oriental poppies, Shirley poppies. I also stare longingly at the acid loving varieties, but make do with the varieties I can grow here in Alkali Land. Luckily, with the Shirley poppies providing … Continue reading →

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